Chile’s economy, battered by 2019 protests, confronts coronavirus
Chile´s export-driven economy, once the envy of Latin America, will see a painfully slow recovery after being battered by the one-two punch of mass protests in late 2019 and the slow-moving coronavirus crisis, market watchers said.
U.N. says mostly women and children among 32 killed as insurgents, Myanmar military clash
A surge in fighting between the Myanmar military and insurgents has killed at least 32 civilians, mostly women and children, in the restive Rakhine and Chin states, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday, adding the military had destroyed homes an…
Singapore reports 623 new COVID-19 cases taking total infections to 5,050
Singapore reported 623 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the city-state’s total infections to 5,050.
Exclusive: Moscow has more coronavirus cases than state testing shows, private lab data suggest
The novel coronavirus has penetrated more deeply into Moscow’s population than official data show, private testing results among people without symptoms suggest.
French friction over government’s COVID-tracing app project
France’s state-supported “StopCovid” contact-tracing app project is creating friction between government and parliament amid preparations to debate the issue before the app is ready.
North Korean leader absence from anniversary event fuels speculation over health
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s absence from an important anniversary event this week rekindled speculation over his potential health problems, analysts said on Friday.
Austrian museums, libraries can reopen from mid-May as lockdown eases
Austrian cultural spaces including museums and libraries can reopen from mid-May as part of a gradual loosening of the coronavirus lockdown, the government said on Friday.
‘May the quarantine work’: Bogota’s emergency services swamped by COVID-19
In the 14 years he has worked on ambulances, Dr. Carlos Barragan got used to attending up to three calls during his 12-hour shift, often traffic accidents.
South Asia coronavirus cases hit 22,000 as Maldives locks down capital
The number of people infected with the coronavirus crossed 22,000 in densely populated South Asia on Friday driven by a rise in cases in India as the tiny Indian Ocean island nation of Maldives locked down its capital.
UK was too slow to react to the coronavirus outbreak, professor says
The British government was too slow to react on a number of fronts to the novel coronavirus outbreak that could cause the deaths of 40,000 people in the United Kingdom, a leading public health professor said on Friday.
